A dragon's instinct.
It was an extraordinarily terrifying ability—almost like a cheat. At crucial moments, it would always give him the clearest possible choice.
And right now, that instinct was warning Arthur.
Danger.
An extremely terrifying danger.
The enemy was strong, so strong that it was frightening.
That terrifying power seemed as if it could tear him apart.
"Well!"
"In that case…"
"Then…"
Arthur looked over the three men one by one and smiled. "There's no need to waste time. I need to end this quickly and return to Britannia. After all, there are still many matters waiting for me to handle."
"Haha."
The Bronze Man laughed coldly. "What insane confidence. Arthur, I've seen plenty of people as confident as you. Unfortunately, before overwhelming power, not a single one of them had the right to survive. You will be one of them too."
Tap!
With a single step, the Bronze Man moved with incredible speed.
It was hard to imagine that such a massive body could move so fast.
In an instant!
The Bronze Man appeared beside Arthur.
Boom!
Their fist and leg collided, stirring up a great surge of air. Yet neither side seemed to gain the upper hand.
Arthur smiled. "So! Is that all?"
"Do you think that's all?"
Suddenly, the Bronze Man's legs twisted like springs, becoming strange and distorted.
That bizarre fighting style meant that even if one blocked the attack, a single careless move could still result in being struck.
Arthur immediately became alert.
This was the nature of their modifications.
They were cyborgs, after all. He absolutely could not be careless.
Sometimes...
A single unexpected transformation from a cyborg could lead to a fatal result.
This was definitely no joke.
Crackle!
Although only the Bronze Man had launched an attack, Arthur still used the wind to perfection.
Strands of raging wind easily blocked the Bronze Man's attacks.
At the same time, those strands of wind gleamed with sharp light.
If one failed to dodge—
One's life might be taken.
Swish!
Swish!
The sharp wind directly severed the Bronze Man's arms.
Yet the severed arms did not fall to the ground.
Quite the opposite!
Like two rocket launchers, they shot toward Arthur again.
"Modified arms."
"As expected."
Arthur remained very calm.
In that instant just now, he had sensed it.
The other party's defense had been far too light, as if he did not care at all that Arthur had cut off his arms.
The moment Arthur sensed that, he immediately realized something was wrong.
Under normal circumstances, that would have been impossible.
And sure enough—
It was exactly as he had guessed.
Clang!
Arthur very simply blocked the two rocket arms.
At the same time!
The two rocket arms suddenly exploded.
Boom!
"Wind King's Shield!"
At the same moment, a shield appeared in front of him, blocking the blast.
A deafening roar erupted instantly.
Crack!
Crack!
The two arms returned to the Bronze Man and reattached, fully restored.
The Bronze Man said indifferently, "Arthur, you are strong. Strength, speed, Haki, ability—in every aspect, you are powerful. But in my eyes, that kind of strength is not worth mentioning."
Indeed.
The Bronze Man had harvested the lives of countless powerful figures.
Again and again, he had plundered the lives of terrifyingly strong opponents.
And what had been the result?
Those powerful figures still had not been his match.
At the very least, his strength was beyond doubt.
And the Bronze Man's true power was absolutely not limited to what he had shown so far.
If this were all he had, he would not be standing here.
"Hmm~"
"Strong."
"But…"
"Something feels very strange. The way he uses his strength is odd, as if he cannot bring out all of it."
"How strange."
Arthur silently considered these issues.
It truly was strange.
Was the Bronze Man strong?
Arthur could say clearly that he was indeed strong.
But the strength he displayed felt very strange to Arthur, as though there were some enormous problem.
Arthur found this situation very odd.
Could a person really be unable to fully use his own strength?
After all—
To outsiders, the battle just now might have looked intense.
But in reality, it was not worth mentioning.
It could not even be called probing.
The attacks from both sides had been far too weak.
They were not the kind of attacks powerhouses at this level should have.
That was precisely why it felt so strange.
Where exactly was the problem?
Or rather—
Was the problem truly with them?
Arthur thought to himself, Interesting. This Prison Island really is strange. It seems to have many problems, yet none of them can be clearly identified.
"What a pity."
Arthur shook his head and did not take the initiative to attack.
After all, compared with the Bronze Man, the Gold Man and Silver Man were also watching from the side.
He could not simply focus on one opponent.
He had to carefully choose the right opportunity.
Perhaps only a single instant would decide the outcome.
And the result of that instant could be fatal.
Arthur understood this very clearly.
These three were unquestionably genuine Admiral-level powerhouses.
If the three of them joined forces, then if this were the Arthur of the past, death would have been certain.
Now!
He was also thinking about how to resist all three of them.
He understood.
He knew.
Arthur was extremely calm and clear about this.
Three Admiral-level powerhouses.
Could he really not take them seriously?
That would be a joke.
"…"
At this moment, the Silver Man spoke. "Arthur, do you think you can leave?"
"Hehehe."
Arthur smiled. "From how things look right now, I do seem able to leave."
"Good."
The Silver Man nodded. "That illusion of yours is excellent. People like you are easier to kill."
"Correct."
The Bronze Man also nodded faintly.
Someone like Arthur was easier to kill.
Because his confidence was far too great.
And that kind of confidence was extremely terrifying and fatal—for a true powerhouse.
However!
Facing the words of the Silver Man and Bronze Man, Arthur maintained his smile.
Was Arthur arrogant?
Perhaps.
But regardless of whether he was or not, he would absolutely never do something like that.
Arthur would never commit the foolish act of underestimating an opponent.
If they truly thought so, then they were looking down on Arthur far too much.
"Hahaha..."
Arthur laughed faintly, unchanged, and smiled. "Gentlemen, I don't have more time to waste with you. If you want to fight, then begin. Britannia's situation does not allow me to delay any longer. If you do not wish to fight, then I should leave."
Honestly.
Arthur really did not want to keep wasting time with these three here.
It was meaningless.
They might not care.
But he was different!
The state of Britannia's battlefield was the most important thing.
Even if he survived in the end, if Britannia collapsed, then it would be meaningless.
Although…
With Kay's return, the possibility of something going wrong was not high.
Still!
Arthur's gains this time were already almost enough.
He could not continue dragging things out.
"Is that so…"
Tap!
Tap!
The Silver Man and Bronze Man moved at the same time.
Their speed was extraordinary, like two afterimages.
BOOM!!!
Arthur raised both hands and instantly blocked their attacks.
The powerful force made even his arms sting.
Strong!
In that instant, the enemies' strength had become completely different.
Or rather—
Only now had they truly gone all out.
The Silver Man said indifferently, "Since you want to die, let us end the battle here."
The Bronze Man said coldly, "Death is your final result."
As their emotionless voices fell, everything seemed to reach its conclusion.
Their eyes grew even sharper.
They were no longer as lifeless as before.
Quite the opposite!
They no longer seemed dead and dull.
Instead, they revealed terrifying killing intent and monstrous strength.
"As expected!"
Arthur only uttered those two words.
Immediately afterward, the battle between the three became increasingly terrifying.
No—
This was their true strength.
Three terrifying monsters.
Every blow seemed intended to completely destroy the opponent.
That frightening power seemed capable of destroying everything.
Even the clouds in the sky were blown apart.
Their collision was that terrifying.
This was true Admiral-level strength.
Their earlier exchange had been more like a joke.
"Bronze Fist!"
"Silver Fist!"
The Bronze Man and Silver Man attacked at the same time, revealing rather astonishing Devil Fruit abilities.
That was right.
Extremely special abilities.
"Wind King's Hammer!"
Boom!
A mushroom cloud exploded on the spot.
Following the universal law that smoke means no damage, all three rushed out of the smoke.
Arthur flipped through the air and landed on the ground. He examined the two of them with interest.
"Paramecia: Silver-Silver Fruit! Paramecia: Bronze-Bronze Fruit!"
"Then…"
Arthur turned his gaze toward the last remaining man.
The smile at the corner of his mouth became especially intense.
In that case, the remaining man's Devil Fruit ability was obvious.
Paramecia: Gold-Gold Fruit!
Gold Man.
Silver Man.
Bronze Man.
The three of them were not only cyborgs, but also Devil Fruit users.
"…"
The Silver Man and Bronze Man did not answer Arthur. Instead, they charged straight toward him again.
Their attacks showed not the slightest mercy.
In fact!
Their brutality made it clear they intended to completely kill Arthur.
No!
That was exactly what they wanted.
To leave Arthur here forever.
Crackle!
Clang, clang!
The battle between the three became more and more intense, more and more terrifying.
As the Silver Man and Bronze Man fully displayed their Devil Fruit powers, their strength became very clear.
As cyborgs, their fighting styles were already unpredictable.
And now, as their Devil Fruit abilities unfolded, their powers grew increasingly turbulent—even increasingly terrifying.
The battle became fiercer and fiercer.
"Silver Water!"
"Bronze Water!"
The two transformed their silver and bronze abilities into flowing liquid, trying to engulf Arthur and suffocate him.
"Wind King's Shield!"
Arthur opened his hand and released a powerful gale, blocking their assault.
But at that moment, their bodies melted in an eerie manner.
They dissolved like Logia users, then merged into their respective flowing substances.
"Hmm?!"
Seeing this, Arthur frowned slightly.
They could actually do this?
To be honest!
Arthur had not expected this.
To reach this step purely through their abilities?
"No!"
At that moment, Arthur noticed something wrong.
Observing the two before him, he suddenly understood.
He thought to himself, As expected of the World Government! Their technology is terrifying. They can actually achieve something like this.
This was indeed something Arthur had never seen before.
Purely in terms of technology, the World Government truly deserved to be called a colossal power that had ruled the world for eight hundred years.
To possess such astonishing technology—
It was terrifying.
Tap!
Tap!
After realizing this, Arthur quickly retreated at tremendous speed.
At the same time, he raised his hand.
Swish!
Swish!
Countless gusts of wind seemed ready to devour everything.
Bubble, bubble...
Accompanied by a sound like boiling bubbles, the two men slowly emerged from the special liquid, displaying terrifying power.
Arthur floated in midair and said with interest, "I see! What terrifying abilities. What terrifying technology. Given your strength—no, rather, your Devil Fruit abilities must have awakened already."
"With the awakening of your Devil Fruit abilities, your power on this island is truly terrifying."
"Naturally."
The two nodded coldly. "Your death was decided long ago!"
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